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Lori McKenna - Hardly Speaking A Word
CAPO: 6th Fret
[Intro]
G  G/F#  C    G  G/F#  C
[Verse 1]
Well, I Gknow your G/F#life has been Chard
I Gsee it in your G/F#eyes and I Cfeel it in your heart
When your Geyes move G/F#down to the Cfloor
And your Gmouth changes G/F#shape, and your Cvoice sounds sore
[Verse 2]
I can Ghold you G/F#close in my Carms
And Gtell you G/F#that you're Cspecial
And that you Gtreasure G/F#such great Ccharms
And that you Galways G/F#keep my Cheart full
But I'm Ghardly G/F#speaking a Cword
I'm Ghardly G/F#speaking a Cword
And I Gknow these G/F#things should be Cheard
But I'm Ghardly G/F#speaking a Cword
[Verse 3]
DAnd your struggle Cnever changes me
DI'll never be able to Csee the things you see
DThey say that you see Cthings differently
DJust because it's different doesn't Cmean it can't be free
But I'm Ghardly G/F#speaking a Cword
I'm Ghardly G/F#speaking a Cword
[Verse 4]
So I Gwonder, G/F#what do they Cknow
GMaybe the G/F#problem is Cme not letting go
Of a Glittle boy who's G/F#smarter than Cme
Who Gcan't sit G/F#still and Csees things differently
[Verse 5]
DAnd I'm yelling when CI should be whispering
DI'm pushing when CI should be carrying
DAnd I don't understand Canything I've heard
DI should be yelling I Clove you
But I'm hardly speaking a GwordG/F#  C  
[Instrumental]
G  G/F#  C
[Verse 6]
So I Gwonder, G/F#what do I Cknow
GMaybe the G/F#problem is Cme not letting go
Of a Glittle boy who's G/F#smarter than Cme
Who Gcan't sit G/F#still and Csees things differently
[Verse 7]
DAnd I'm yelling when CI should be whispering
DI'm pushing when CI should be carrying
DAnd I don't understand Canything I've heard
DI should be yelling I Clove you
DI should be yelling I Clove you
DI should be yelling I Clove you
But I'm hardly speaking a GwordG/F#  C  
[Outro]
G  G/F#  C

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Hardly Speaking A Word

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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G/F#

Lori McKenna - Hardly Speaking A Word

CAPO: 6th Fret

[Intro]

G G/F# C G G/F# C

[Verse 1]

G G/F# C

Well, I know your life has been hard

G G/F# C

I see it in your eyes and I feel it in your heart

G G/F# C

When your eyes move down to the floor

G G/F# C

And your mouth changes shape, and your voice sounds sore

[Verse 2]

G G/F# C

I can hold you close in my arms

G G/F# C

And tell you that you're special

G G/F# C

And that you treasure such great charms

G G/F# C

And that you always keep my heart full

G G/F# C

But I'm hardly speaking a word

G G/F# C

I'm hardly speaking a word

G G/F# C

And I know these things should be heard

G G/F# C

But I'm hardly speaking a word

[Verse 3]

D C

And your struggle never changes me

D C

I'll never be able to see the things you see

D C

They say that you see things differently

D C

Just because it's different doesn't mean it can't be free

G G/F# C

But I'm hardly speaking a word

G G/F# C

I'm hardly speaking a word

[Verse 4]

G G/F# C

So I wonder, what do they know

G G/F# C

Maybe the problem is me not letting go

G G/F# C

Of a little boy who's smarter than me

G G/F# C

Who can't sit still and sees things differently

[Verse 5]

D C

And I'm yelling when I should be whispering

D C

I'm pushing when I should be carrying

D C

And I don't understand anything I've heard

D C

I should be yelling I love you

G G/F# C

But I'm hardly speaking a word

[Instrumental]

G G/F# C

[Verse 6]

G G/F# C

So I wonder, what do I know

G G/F# C

Maybe the problem is me not letting go

G G/F# C

Of a little boy who's smarter than me

G G/F# C

Who can't sit still and sees things differently

[Verse 7]

D C

And I'm yelling when I should be whispering

D C

I'm pushing when I should be carrying

D C

And I don't understand anything I've heard

D C

I should be yelling I love you

D C

I should be yelling I love you

D C

I should be yelling I love you

G G/F# C

But I'm hardly speaking a word

[Outro]

G G/F# C

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